Archive for May, 2006

Finally, someone takes a stand ….

Posted by gargi on 26 May 2006 | Tagged as: India, Politics

….on something and refuses to back down. In a country where backtracking seems to be the norm in public life, it is refreshing to see the occassional exhibition of a spinal cord. I hope that Aamir Khan refusing to apologise to the BJP for his comments on the Narmada resettlement issue kickstarts a sort [...]

Dogs & Water

Posted by gargi on 23 May 2006 | Tagged as: Doggy Tails

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The thing that psyches Rani the most is the mention of the word “BATH” -and she recognizes it in Tamil, Hindi and English.
She tries all sorts of things to avoid one - from running all over the house and hiding, to digging in her heals and refusing to move.
And then, when it is all [...]

Random Thoughts

Posted by gargi on 15 May 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., Media

Assume that there are two brothers in the West (UK or US) called Peter & Paul Matthews. Peter is a Politician & Paul is a builder. One bright and chirpy Sunday morning in suberbia - Paul shoots Peter dead. In three days time there would be four movies announced
A channel like Hallmark would run a [...]

Some Weeks are like this ….

Posted by gargi on 12 May 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

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pulling wool ….

Posted by gargi on 09 May 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ...

In today’s junk mail:
You may be surprised to receive this letter from unknown person, being that you have not see me before. In a brief introduction, I am Mrs. Rose Williams from Sierra Leone in West Africa, I am a devoted christian living in Abidjan Ivory coast.
My dear, I inherited the sum of $820,000.00 (Eight [...]

Bloggers not Trusted?

Posted by gargi on 08 May 2006 | Tagged as: Media

Bloggers rank lowest on the scale of trusted news sources, according to a poll released this week during a media conference in London.? The survey, conducted by the polling company GlobeScan for the BBC-Reuters-Media Center “We Media” Forum and released Wednesday, ranked national TV as the most trusted news source overall, trusted by 82 [...]

Pramod Mahajan and the aftermath

Posted by gargi on 07 May 2006 | Tagged as: India, Politics

I would be lying if I said that i admired or respected Pramod Mahajan’s Politics. He represented the worst possible amalgamation of the rabid right mixed with corporate smarminess.
But, my heart goes out to a family that has to cope with one member murdering another.
There is an even greater power vacuum,now, in the BJP - [...]

Back

Posted by gargi on 05 May 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ...

The site has been down for a few days. Forgot to renew my domain name. How absent minded can one get?
Felt kind of un nerving. It’s asthough a part of my identity had disappeared for a few days.

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